I made this quilt top about a year ago. It was supposed to be my son's Christmas present for last year. I'm not sure if he's going to get it this year. I'm still debating that.

It's a modified layout of the "Just can't cut it" pattern. It measures 42"x42" square. The main fabric is Michale Millers Rocket Rascals. The red squares and inner border are my favorite because it's a super soft Ultra Suede. I machine sewed the binding - I'm working out a tutorial on how I do this.

I have now added color to my quilt, and obviously quilted the background. You can see the original pictures if you scroll down. You can also visit my blog to read more and see many more photos( I think I have about 3-4 post on this quilt) http://blog.petitdebutant.com/2009/08/bada-bum.html

*************************************************************************************This is my very first project involving trapunto and while it isn't finished yet I wanted to share my progress so far:

This is the mini quilt after doing the trapunto. I still need to quilt the background.

This is the back of the quilt to give you an idea of what it will look like once I wash away the blue ink.

1) Bought a house in November 072) Painted kitchen walls and cabinets before moving in3) Lived with blue floors and blue counter tops for over a year4) April 09 decided to bite the bullet and paint my counter tops5) Hubby looking for a new job6) After a month of planning and putting it off I painted 1/2 the counter tops - May 097)Hubby found new job - current company closing office June 09 - Replaced flooring and finished counter tops while packing for a move to another state9) June 22 finished poly on counter tops and moved out!

We now have friends renting our house and enjoying my beautiful kitchen. Hopefully we can move back to TN when the economy picks back up. I know there is a nice kitchen waiting for me! It's amazing what a little paint and a lot of elbow grease can do.

Here is a little quilt I made for the DQS6 (Doll quilt swap 6) I had so much fun making this quilt. There are a couple more pictures on my blog of the finished quilt (with the binding) It measures 19x19 inches and is a scaled down version of a "bandanna beauty" pattern from quick quilts magazine

Here is my very first designed by me pattern! I'm so in love with it but maybe I'm just biased. This one actually started as a quilt pattern (still in the works) and thought wow that would work as an embroidery pattern. One thing led to another and here is the finished product:

I think I'll be making it into a little patchwork accent pillow but haven't decided yet whether I will tint it or not.

OK so I have made three similar capelets in the last month or so, and I still have one more to make for my daughter before Christmas.

I had to bribe my son into modeling for me. The cape is a little bit large on him.So the one I am entering is this one, (Just finished last night!)

This is form an Ottobre pattern. It is made of white polar fleece and the applique is flannel. The white parts of the deer are cut out from the flannel to expose the fleece (eyes and spots on his backside). It's got a cute little "elvish" pointy hood. Before I added the trim I asked my DH what he thought about it, and he said it looked like a KKK cape